Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents

Using the Body When There Are No Words for Feelings: Alexithymia and Somatization in Self-Harming Adolescents

The present case-control study aimed to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and somatic complaints in the psychopathological setting of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). A clinical sample of 134 adolescents (115 females; 85.5%) from 12 to 18 years old engaging in NSSI was compared with a...

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Main Authors: Alessia Raffagnato, Caterina Angelico, Perla Valentini, Marina Miscioscia, Michela Gatta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
somatic complaints
somatization
non-suicidal self-injury
alexithymia
adolescence
developmental psychopathology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.00262/full

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